Explore CathWest and a career in Automotive, Electrotechnology, or Hairdressing with hands-on experience in CathWest's industry standard facilities!
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- Electro-Technology
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Details
| When | Tuesday June 24th | 9:00am to 2:00pm |
| Where | CathWest McCarthy (Emu Plains) Campus | 69 Mackellar Street, Emu Plains |
| Courses Offered |
Automotive, Electro-Technology, Hairdressing |
| Transport | Students are to make their own way to and from the College |
| Lunch | A sausage sizzle will be provided. Alternately students may bring their own lunch. |
CathWest | School done differently
CathWest is proud to be part of Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta’s system of 80 Catholic primary and secondary schools operating across Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains providing more than 43,500 students with a high-quality, low fee Catholic education.
At CathWest you can get your NSW HSC, undertake an apprenticeship or traineeship, set up your own business, achieve industry recognised credentials, or even gain entry into university! We invite you to discover for yourself how we can transform your learning.
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15 May 2025
Photos from St Columba's Catholic College, Springwood's post
The Inaugural PDSSSC Girls U16 Rugby League Team was fortunate enough to have Geoff Daniela - The Female Development Trainer from St Marys Saints Rugby League Club come today to our training to coach the girls. The girls had a great time and appreciated the guidance and advice. A special mention to our Year 12 assistant coach Alexis Hodge for helping organise this session. St Marys Saint Leagues Club Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese
13 May 2025
The St Columba's Art Prize
The grounds of St Columba's Catholic College have been transformed into a fully-fledged exhibition for the first St Columba's Art Prize, The competition welcomes young and old artists alike from across the country to submit their finest works for exhibition at the Springwood school.
13 May 2025
Photos from St Columba's Catholic College, Springwood's post
Our Years 7 and 8 students took part in a fantastic 'Innovation' workshop conducted by Questacon today. They were challenged to design and build a rollercoaster!
13 May 2025
Photos from St Columba's Catholic College, Springwood's post
Congratulations to the six incredible St Columba's students who competed at the Australian Junior Athletics Championships in Perth recently. Annalise (Y11) Under 18 400 metres - Finalist, 8th place Kael (Y10) Under 17 400 metre hurdles - Finalist, PB, 7th place James (Y7) Under 14 90 metre hurdles - 19th place Douglas (Y9) Under 15 100 metre hurdles -16th place Tyson (Y10) Under 16 Triple Jump - PB, 6th place Under 16 Long Jump - 12th place Maximis (Y12) Under 18 400 metre hurdles - 20th place These students competed against the best junior athletes in Australia and represented their state and our College tremendously. Congratulations!
12 May 2025
Photos from St Columba's Catholic College, Springwood's post
Last Friday a number of our students competed in the PDSSSC Cross Country. Everyone gave of their best and many of our students placed. Congratulations to everyone involved and a special shout out to the students who placed first in their division: Annalise Blattman, Josh Simone, Keeden Harrison, Lulu Green and Alex Simpson!
11 May 2025
Photos from St Columba's Catholic College, Springwood's post
Happy Mother's Day! On Friday, we were thrilled to host our Mother's Day Breakfast to celebrate the incredible women who nurture, guide, and support our students every day. 💐 From mums and grandmothers to aunties, carers, and all the strong female figures in our school community — thank you for everything you do. Your love, strength, and presence make a lasting difference in the lives of our young people. 💖 Swipe through some beautiful moments from the morning 💫 #MothersDay #ThankYou #SchoolCommunity #CelebratingWomen #mothersdaybreakfast Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese
10 May 2025
Photos from St Columba's Catholic College, Springwood's post
Taylah and Evah (both Year 12) participated in their first Evatt preliminary round today, representing Greece 🇬🇷 The Evatt Model United Nations Competition (Evatt) immerses young people into the world of peace and security on the international stage. Simulating a session in the UN Security Council, delegates (participants) work in teams of two to represent one of the fifteen member states in negotiations to settle threats to global peace. 🇺🇳 Fantastic effort girls! Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese United Nations
10 May 2025
Photos from St Columba's Catholic College, Springwood's post
Earlier this week, art students participated in a brilliant workshop conducted by artist and St Columba's Art Prize finalist, Peter Rush. Thanks so much to Peter for so generously sharing your time to teach our studentsts some fantastic new skills! #somuchfun #drawonboxes You can follow Peter’s work on his Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/peter_rush_drawings?igsh=ODZra2ZjZXB6bTRz
10 May 2025
Photos from St Columba's Catholic College, Springwood's post
A great result for our young judges yesterday at the Hawkesbury Show. - Tilly placed 4th in 15-17 age junior judging - Eva placed 2nd in 15-17 age junior judging and reserve champion 15-17 age group Congratulations girls! Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese Hawkesbury Show
07 May 2025
From Facebook
Great to see coverage of the St Columba's Art Prize in the Blue Mountains Gazette today. We have been overwhelmed with positive feedback and incredible support from artists from near and far, and from art lovers who have come to take in this wonderful exhibition. Thanks to everyone who has contributed in any way, shape or form and congratulations to all the finalists in the Inaugural Prize. Who's ready for next year?? Susan Templeman MP Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese Trish Doyle MP Blue Mountains Gazette Blue Mountains City Council
06 May 2025
Photos from St Columba's Catholic College, Springwood's post
Another absolutely fabulous artist workshop for our students today! We welcomed Michael Herron to the College to work with students from Years 7 - 12. Michael is an established artist and finalist in the Inaugural St Columba’s Art Prize. We are so grateful you could share your time time and expertise with our art students, Michael - thank you! Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese St Columba's Art Prize
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